scrbl vs Thoughts AI

scrbl is a simple way to capture thoughts as they happen. Open the app, type a thought, and hit send. Entries are automatically timestamped and grouped by day, creating a clear timeline you can return to anytime. Use the home screen widget to capture thoughts instantly with a single tap. No setup, no organization, no friction. Everything stays on your device. No accounts, no cloud, no sync. scrbl is built for quick thoughts, small moments, and ideas you do not want to lose.

Think out loud. Thoughts AI turns what you say or type into clear notes, gives each one a title, and files it in the right project, with the AI running on your iPhone. Ideas show up half-finished and at the wrong moment. Thoughts lets you get them down in seconds, then does the tidying and the filing for you, so every idea ends up somewhere you will actually look. Speak or type • Tap Speak and talk: live transcription keeps up on your iPhone • Or tap Type and write • Every capture saves instantly, even before the AI has finished • Teach it the names and words it mishears with your own dictionary Clean up in one tap • Turn a rambling transcript into a clear note with one tap • Undo brings back your original words • Titles write themselves once a thought has enough to go on It files itself • Thoughts suggests the right project while you type and files the thought when the match is clear • Anything it isn't sure about waits in Unfiled • A project or Unfiled choice you make is always kept Projects that stay tidy • Give every project its own colour and summary • See thoughts as a grid of cards or a compact list • Pin the projects you use most to Home Private by default • Clean-up, titles and filing run on your iPhone. Apple Intelligence is used where available; an optional on-device model can be downloaded for clean-up and titles when needed • Your voice recordings never leave your device • No account needed: capture, clean-up, filing and search all work on your iPhone alone • Lock individual thoughts behind Face ID Sync and share only what you choose • Turn on sync one project at a time • Invite people by email as editors and see what they add • Sign in with Apple, Google or an email code And more • Checklists, bullet and numbered lists, and bold text • Photos, PDFs and documents inside your notes • Smart links for the pages you paste • Search across projects, notes and transcripts • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets to Speak or Write in one tap • Export a project as Markdown, plain text or JSON • Dark mode • Connect AI assistants that support MCP to your synced projects, only after you approve them Thoughts AI is free, with no subscription, no ads and no tracking.